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  • nomination 15,16,17 Mr. Johnson's speech at the Chicago meeting 18 Discussions with the Senator about running for the Presidency 19-20 Campaign contributions 20 Houston speech was the turning point in the campaign 21 Tidelands controversy LBJ
  • down. "The Rotunda, he said, "is right past the tunnel, rightpa st the underpass. back of the Capitol you turn right." and tried to ff nd it, and I went 11 In I did go down New Jersey and ~trai - ght ahead and went and went. finally walked al
  • the door where he could get in, so he wouldn't have to touch the door. I don't know what his [trouble with Johnson was]. got in that. Of course, he Well, they were just anti-New Deal, first place, see. It wasn't Lyndon. Of course, it became personal
  • it was an anti - Kefa uver as much as he just t hought 1 Kefauver was too much middle-ground , midd le-part of t he country, and he r eall y t hought that Jack Ke nnedy had more possibiliti es, that he wa s youn g and a new fac e . Therefore he just pushed him
  • the campaign I to1d you that I had been to Washi.ngton, that I was familiar with Washington, I knew where the offices were, and I knew who was in charge, and I had had some experienc e, and you wouldn't have to break in a new man; that I could go